(Q19520)
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Āz̲nahvī, ʻAlī Riḍāʼī ibn Ismaʻīl, active 1839
آذنهوى، علي رضائى بن اسمعيل،
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Morris, Lydia Thompson, 1849-1932
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Qurʼans
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Illuminations (painting)
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Manuscripts, Arabic--19th century
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Extent: iv, 307, iv leaves : 170 x 113 (117 x 65) mm bound to 170 x 120 mm; paper
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Binding: Bound in red leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II); gilt-stamped central mandorla, two pendants on the vertical axis and cornerpieces; matching flap with fore-edge quotation beginning "la yalmashu illā al-muṭahharīn"; marbled paper doublure.
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Layout: 15 long lines, border-ruled.
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Script: Written in neat naskh in black ink, pointed and vocalized.
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Decoration: Dual page illuminated first opening in gold with floral borders (f. 1v-2r); gold floral finispiece (f. 303v); sūrah titles signified by gold bars lined in pink, orange, or blue; textblock border-ruled in red and gold; gold roundels with blue and orange dots mark verse endings; readings in red; floral marginal medallions mark text divisions.
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Provenance: Formerly owned Lydia T. Morris (stamp in gutter, f. 3r).
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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